LINKÖPING, Sweden and
SHELTON, Connecticut, Dec. 16, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- International
medical imaging IT and cybersecurity company Sectra (STO: SECT
B) will install its enterprise imaging solution throughout
St. Louis-based BJC HealthCare.
The Sectra offering, with tight integration to Epic Radiant, will
provide a uniform and reliable system across 14 BJC hospitals,
allowing for improved workflow optimization and enhanced patient
care.
BJC HealthCare is one of the largest non-profit integrated
health care delivery networks in the
United States, serving metro St.
Louis, mid-Missouri and
Southern Illinois. BJC includes
Barnes-Jewish Hospital, the adult academic medical center
affiliated with Washington University
School of Medicine and the largest hospital in Missouri.
"I am delighted to welcome BJC HealthCare into the Sectra
family. The Sectra solution was designed to provide a standardized
conduit for sharing, reading, and storing images within large
delivery networks. I am hopeful BJC will recognize operational and
clinical efficiencies in the near term as a result of providing a
common system for all of its providers," says Mikael Anden, President of Sectra, Inc.
The five-year contract signed in October
2019 also includes Sectra Breast Imaging PACS for
mammography workflow, advanced visualization tools, 2D and 3D
orthopedic pre-operative planning, teaching files, and business
analytics.
The IT solution for handling radiology images (Sectra PACS), is
a part of Sectra's enterprise imaging offering. It provides a
unified strategy for all imaging needs and improves patient
outcomes while lowering operational costs. The scalable and modular
solution is built on the same technical platform, which allows
customers to easily extend a departmental system to create a
comprehensive VNA.
Epic and Radiant are registered trademarks of Epic Systems
Corporation.
About Sectra
Sectra assists hospitals throughout the world to enhance the
efficiency of care, and authorities and defense forces in
Europe to protect society's most
sensitive information. Thereby, Sectra contributes to a healthier
and safer society. The company was founded in 1978, has its head
office in Linköping, Sweden, with
direct sales in 19 countries, and operates through partners
worldwide. Sales in the 2018/2019 fiscal year totaled SEK 1,413 million. The Sectra share is quoted on
the Nasdaq Stockholm exchange. For more information, visit
https://sectra.com/.
CONTACT:
For further information, please contact:
Dr.
Torbjörn Kronander, CEO and President Sectra AB,
+46 (0)705 23 52 27
Marie Ekström Trägårdh, Executive Vice President Sectra AB and
President Sectra Imaging IT Solutions,
+46 (0)708 23 56 10
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